| House of Tolstoy Род Толстых | |
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.svg) Arms of the untitled branch of the family | |
| Country | Russia |
| Founded | 14th century (1300s) |
| Founder | Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy |
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The House of Tolstoy, or Tolstoi (Russian: Толстой), is a family of Russian gentry that acceded to the high aristocracy of the Russian Empire. The name Tolstoy is itself derived from the Russian adjective tolstyj (толстый lit. 'thick, stout, fat'). They are the descendants of Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy ("the Fat"), who moved from Chernigov to Moscow and served under Vasily II of Moscow in the 15th century. The "wild Tolstoys", as they were known in the high society of Imperial Russia,[1] have left a lasting legacy in Russian politics, military history, literature, and fine arts. The most famous member of the family is the author Leo Tolstoy.
- ^ Denner, Michael A. (2013). "Tolstoy: A Russian Life. By Rosamund Bartlett. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011. xvi, 544 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Chronology. Index. Illustrations. Plates. Photographs. $35.00, hard bound". Slavic Review. 72 (3): 664–666. doi:10.5612/slavicreview.72.3.0664. ISSN 0037-6779. S2CID 164689220.